Table 4.

Mothers' knowledge and attitudes to infant feeding.

Item	Average score*
Knowledge
Three months of breastfeeding is long enough	37
Breastfeeding is a good contraceptive method	68
Breastfeeding decreases diarrhea	84
Attitude
Breastfeeding being easier than feeding infant formula	84
It is not difficult for breastfeeding mother to care for family	71
Breastfeeding has no negative effect on marital relationship	63
Breastfeeding is a good way to decrease family expenses	81
Feeding infant formula keep the body well shaped and prevent over-weight	21
Community encourages breastfeeding over feeding infant formula	32
Doctors and nurses encourage breastfeeding	74
Maternity leave of 3 months is enough to successful breastfeeding	58
Work places provide designated areas for breastfeeding	30

* On 100 point scale, a higher score indicated a higher participant's agreement with the item tested.